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AT a meeting of the Imperial Academy of Japan on May 10, annual medals and prizes were awarded to the following: Kyosuke Kindaichi for his studies on the Ainu epic Yukar Kiyoo Wadati for his investigations on deep focus earthquakes Ikutaro Hirai for his work on the cause of the meningitislike disease frequently observed among Japanese suckling children Tatuo Aida for genetical studies on the body colour of Aplocheilus latipes Motojiro Matuyama for his geophysical investigations on gravity anomalies and magnetism of basaltic rocks Shintaro Uda for research on ultra-short electro-magnetic waves. The Mendenhall Memorial Prize was awarded to Seishi Kikuchi for his studies on the diffraction of electron rays through thin mica plates.
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Imperial Academy of Japan. Nature 130, 123 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130123a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/130123a0